4,846 Shares in Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) Acquired by Nomura Holdings Inc.

Nomura Holdings Inc. acquired a new stake in Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 4,846 shares of the software maker's stock, valued at approximately $680,000.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Numerai GP LLC grew its stake in shares of Qualys by 250.9% in the fourth quarter. Numerai GP LLC now owns 5,938 shares of the software maker's stock worth $833,000 after purchasing an additional 4,246 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Qualys by 37.5% in the fourth quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 423,576 shares of the software maker's stock worth $59,393,000 after purchasing an additional 115,427 shares during the last quarter. London Co. of Virginia grew its stake in shares of Qualys by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. London Co. of Virginia now owns 464,304 shares of the software maker's stock worth $65,105,000 after purchasing an additional 12,599 shares during the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC boosted its position in Qualys by 8.1% during the fourth quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 42,231 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $5,922,000 after acquiring an additional 3,160 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in Qualys during the fourth quarter valued at $273,000. 99.31% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Qualys

In other Qualys news, insider Bruce K. Posey sold 540 shares of Qualys stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $117.86, for a total transaction of $63,644.40. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 64,513 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,603,502.18. This trade represents a 0.83% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Sumedh S. Thakar sold 7,000 shares of Qualys stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $123.81, for a total transaction of $866,670.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 246,313 shares in the company, valued at approximately $30,496,012.53. This represents a 2.76% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 15,127 shares of company stock worth $1,904,252. Insiders own 1.00% of the company's stock.

Qualys Trading Down 1.4%

Shares of QLYS traded down $1.92 on Friday, reaching $134.51. The company's stock had a trading volume of 273,690 shares, compared to its average volume of 382,930. Qualys, Inc. has a twelve month low of $112.61 and a twelve month high of $170.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.89 billion, a PE ratio of 28.93 and a beta of 0.61. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $127.47 and a 200-day moving average of $137.00.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The software maker reported $1.67 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.46 by $0.21. Qualys had a net margin of 28.59% and a return on equity of 38.52%. The company had revenue of $159.90 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $157.05 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.45 EPS. The firm's revenue was up 9.7% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Qualys, Inc. will post 3.85 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have commented on QLYS shares. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of Qualys in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Qualys from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, April 12th. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price target on shares of Qualys from $131.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Wedbush cut their price target on shares of Qualys from $160.00 to $145.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group cut their price target on shares of Qualys from $163.00 to $158.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $137.50.

Qualys Profile

Qualys, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides cloud-based platform delivering information technology (IT), security, and compliance solutions in the United States and internationally. It offers Qualys Cloud Apps, which include Cybersecurity Asset Management and External Attack Surface Management; Vulnerability Management, Detection and Response; Web Application Scanning; Patch Management; Custom Assessment and Remediation; Multi-Vector Endpoint Detection and Response; Context Extended Detection and Response; Policy Compliance; File Integrity Monitoring; and Qualys TotalCloud, as well as Cloud Workload Protection, Cloud Detection and Response, Cloud Security Posture Management, Infrastructure as Code, and Container Security.